Plow.



No. 745,172. PATENTED NOV. 24, 1903. J.S.FELT.

PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

i atented November 24, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE S. FELT, OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

PLOW.

SPECIFIGATEON forming part of Letters Patent No. 745,172, dated November24, 1903.

Application filed March 16,1903.

To a. whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JESSE S. FELT, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Portland, Cumberland county, State of Maine,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a reversible or double-pointed hillside-plow ofthat class using a swinging moldboard; and it relates particularly to animprovement on the plow patented to me November 8-, 1881, and numbered249,234.

In my plow as formerly constructed the beam was pivoted to the plowproper in such a manner that when the team turned around they reversedthe beam and the plow at the same time, and the plow proper had then tobe reversed by hand to get the plow into position to turn the returnfurrow.

In my present invention the parts are so connected that the beamreverses while the plow remains stationary, the beam being pivoted tothe top of the standard, so that it may be swung around in eitherdirection without moving the plow from its position.

I illustrate my invention by means of the accompanying drawings, inwhich-- Figure 1 is 'a side elevation of my new plow. Fig. 2 is a planof the plow with the beam removed. Fig. 3 is a view of the under side ofthe beam, showing a section on the line a; a: of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is adetail of the brace which holds the swinging moldboard.

A represents the beam, B the cutter, C the plow proper, having twoopposite points, and D is the swinging moldboard pivoted to the side ofthe plow, all these parts except the beam being as shown in my priorpatent.

The beam is pivoted to the top of the standard so that it can swingwithout reversing the plow proper by means of a pivot or bolt m, and itis locked in its two opposite positions.

- For this purpose the upper end of the stand- Serial No. 147,922. (Nomodel.)

and connects with the bolt 2', and the rear end is bent in like mannerand extends at right angles across the beam, near its under face. Forthe purpose of operating the sliding rod to throw the bolt I provide acam f, pivoted to the beam by a vertical pin g. This cam has two nearlyparallel straight edges, against one of which the rod presses when thebolt is in,

and a curved portion by which the bolt is pushed back when the cam isturned in either direction. For the purpose of forming a handle tooperate the cam and to hold in place the swinging moldboard I provide abrace e, pivoted to the cam and having its free end formed with adovetailed notch or hook n, which fits over the upper edge of theswinging moldboard and into a hole (1 near said edge. The pin g projectsdown far enough so that as the beam swings around it will catch theswinging moldboard and reverse it automatically.

The operation of the plow will be readily understood from what has beensaid of its construction. Then the end of the furrow is reached, theplow is run out of the furrow and the brace 6 released from engagementwith the hole 01 and turned around, thus causing the cam to withdraw thebolt. The horses are now swung around on the land side of the plow, theplow remaining stationary while the beam swings, and after the beam hasreached the reverse position the brace e is hooked into the hole (I ofthe other edge of the swinging moldboard and the bolt is allowed to snapinto the opposite notch, thus holding the plow securely in its newposition. As the pin g swings around with the beam it catches the edgeof the swinging mold board and throws it over into its reversedposition.

ating said bolt, a cam for operating said rod and a handle for turningsaid cam.

2. A double-pointed reversible plow having a swinging moldboard with aswinging beam pivoted at the top of the standard, a spring looking-bolton the under side of the beam adapted to engage notches in the upper endof said standard, a sliding rod for operating said bolt, a cam foroperating said rod and a brace pivoted to said cam and adapted to engageand lock the swinging moldboard in position.

3. A double-pointed reversible plow having a swinging inoldboard with aswinging beam pivoted to the top of the standard, a spring looking-bolton the under side of the beam adapted to engage notches in the upperJESSE S. FELT. YVitnesses:

S. V. BATES, L. M. GODFREY.

